Here in "China" I dwell : : reconstructing historical discourses of China for our time / / by Ge Zhaoguang ; translated by Jesse Field, Qin Fang.

• Superior document: Brill's humanities in China library, volume 10
• VerfasserIn: Ge, Zhaoguang, 1950-
• TeilnehmendeR: Field, Jesse,; Fang, Qin,
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden ;, Boston : : Brill,, [2017]; ©2017
• Year of Publication: 2017
• Language: English; Chinese
• Series: Brill's humanities in China library ; v. 10.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (231 pages).
• Notes: Includes index.

"Here in 'China' I Dwell is a historiographical account of the formation of Chinese historical narratives in light of outside pressures on China--the view from China's borders. There is a special discussion of the influence of Japanese historians on the concept of China and its borders, including the nature of their sources, cultural and religious and more. In Ge's comparative account, a new portrait of Chinese historical narratives, along with the views and assumptions implicit in these narratives, emerges in the context of East Asia, a similarly constructed concept with its own multitudes of frontiers and peoples"--Provided by publisher.

Table of Contents

Introduction: "China" as problem and the problem of "China" -- The appearance of "China" consciousness during the Song Dynasty : on one of the origins of modern nationalist ideology -- Memories of foreign lands in The classic of mountains and seas, illustrations of tributaries, and travel accounts : Chinese sources of knowledge regarding foreign lands before and after Matteo Ricci -- Ancient maps as the history of ideas -- The real and the imaginary : who decides what "Asia" means? : on "Asianism" in Japan and China from the late Qing to the Republican era between nation and history : starting from the Japanese : debates on the relationship between chinese daoism, japanese shinto and the tenno system -- Where are the borders? : starting with the context of the study of "Manchuria, Mongolia, Xinjiang, Tibet, and Korea" in Japan at the turn of the twentieth century -- From the Western regions to the Eastern sea : formations, methods and problems in a new historical world -- Conclusion: Predicting the currents : new perspectives on historical studies.